We had booked a trip to the Theatre to see a performance of Sinbad for our two sons (9 & 6) as we were on holiday near by. We arrived at the venue and it was obvious that the family who ran the theatre had really worked hard at creating a magical place for children (and adults to visit) We had lunch in the cafe before our visit (which was very reasonably priced) and when the show started we were told the tables where we were sitting would be ours for the day. The little theatre itself was stunning with handpainted scenes on the walls and twinkling stars on the ceiling. The show was wonderful and the children loved it (including my 9 year old who before had stated he was "too old for puppets".) There was a short interval, where we could return to our table for ice cream and after the performance, the puppeteers brought out some puppets for the children to meet. This family run place was a delight to visit and it was obviously run by people who loved what they did.

This was our first visit to the theatre to see Sinbad the Sailor on Wednesday 12th April. Our Grandchildren have been on a number of occasions and really enjoyed it, so we thought because we were vising them we would take them and experience it for ourselves. It was lovely, so much better than we thought and so well organised, well worth another visit. The reason why I have given the experience only four rating is because our Grandaughter is the proud owner of a Blue Peter badge and she was very excited because we had looked on line and it said that Blue Peter badge holders could get in free. We had reserved our tickets and went to pay for them letting the lady know that we had a Blue Peter Badge holder with us to be told that we would still have to pay for her because her badge didn't apply for that performance, it would only apply if we had a trip around the museum and theatre. Nowhere did it say that on the website and I said this to the lady, she said that it should be on there to explain this. So we had one disappointed Grandaughter because this would had been her first time in displaying her Blue Peter Badge. You should perhaps check your website, but it will not put us off coming again.